Massage comb

ABSTRACT

Disclosed is a method for applying treatment oils onto the scalp by using a composite two section massage comb. The two sections are removably attached to each other by way of a dove tail arrangement. The lower section has several teeth depending there from. The teeth have through apertures there through with openings at the ends of the tips. Treatment oil is disposed by gravity through the comb&#39;s teeth when the comb is hand held at an angle of about 5° from the vertical of the scalp which causes the treatment oil to flow out of the hollow teeth and onto the scalp. To fill the teeth with the treatment oil, and upper section of the overall combination is detachable by sliding the same horizontally and lower section which includes the teeth which is ready for filling with the oil. In addition to applying the oil to the scalp, the bamboo material allows the oil to permeate through the material to thereby allow the treatment oil to be applied to the hair strands during the combing action.

This application is a Continuation-In-Part CIP of application Ser. No.12/661,338, filed on Mar. 16, 2010, which in turn is a CIP ofProvisional Application No. 61/259,073, filed on Nov. 10, 2009.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The inventive concept of a massage comb involves a two part combcombination with an upper part which can be slidably removed to gainexcess to a lower part which contains the teeth which are hollow in alengthwise direction to receive a lotion that can be applied to the skinof the head during the massaging action. The wood of the massage comb ismade of bamboo which is low in formaldehyde which allows any fluid topermeate through the wood to thereby transfer some of the fluid to thehair strands during the combing action.

U.S. Pat. No. 3,295,537 illustrates a comb having hollow teeth to permita fluid to pass there through. However, The discharge of the fluid isaccomplished on a lateral side of the teeth so that the fluid isdischarged onto the hair but not directly to the skin on the head whichis an object of this invention.

U.S. Pat. No. 4,013,086 discloses a comb that will transfer a fluid tothe hair while combing. The discharge of the fluid is accomplished byinserts of absorbent material which is placed along the longitudinalaxis of the teeth to transfer the liquid from the inside of the teeth tothe outside and thereby to the hair. No fluid is directly transferred tothe skin of the head during a combing action which again is an object ofthis invention.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The method of applying treatment oils directly to the scalp involves theuse of a two part comb combination, preferably made of bamboo. Thetreatment oil is disposed through the hollow comb's teeth that have anaperture through the teeth in the longitudinal direction. The apertureends or is open at the tip of the teeth. The fact that the comb assemblyis made of bamboo aids in the application of the treatment oils directlyto the hair strands because bamboo allows the oils to permeate throughthe material.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a front view of the fully assembled massage comb;

FIG. 2 is a side view of the upper section of the massage comb;

FIG. 2A is a perspective view of the upper section;

FIG. 3 is a side view of a single tooth showing an aperture therethrough;

FIG. 3A is an upper view of the lower section;

FIG. 4 shows two side views of the assembled comb.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

In FIG. 1, 1 is the fully assembled massage comb, wherein 2 is the uppersection of the comb which can slidably be removed from the lower section3. The lower removable section 3 shows at least three teeth 4 havingelongated apertures 4 a there through which have an opening 5 at eachend thereof. The outer teeth 6 are blank and are useful in combingthrough the hair strands.

FIG. 2 shows the upper section 2 which has at the bottom thereof afemale dove tail 7. The female dove tail 7 ends at 8. This end 8 isshown in FIG. 2A. The reason for this end 8 is to gain stability of theoverall combination 1 when the lower section 2 is slid into the dovetail groove 7 so that no particular attention needs to be provided whenthe two sections 2 and 3 are combined. This represents an automaticsliding stop.

FIG. 3 shows a side view of the lower section 3 including the throughaperture 4 a. At the upper end there is shown the male part of the dovetail 9 which will slide into the female dove tail 7 as was explainedabove.

FIG. 3A is a perspective side view of a portion of the lower section 3including the male dove tail 9. The jagged line indicates only a portionof the upper section.

1. A massage comb and fluid application combination including an uppersection and a lower removable section, said lower section has severalteeth depending there from with each tooth having a through aperturecontained therein, any treatment fluid contained in said lower sectionis directly applied to the scalp through openings at each end of saidteeth.
 2. The massage comb of claim 1, wherein said upper and said lowersections are held in place by way of a dove tail arrangement.
 3. Themassage comb combination of FIG. 1, wherein the material of said massagecomb combination is constructed of bamboo.
 4. The massage combcombination of claim 3 wherein said bamboo material will allow saidtreatment fluid to permeate there through and apply said fluid tostrands of hair as said massage comb is moving over said scalp.